Glade
← Back🌳 Broadleaved woodland

Accrington Cemetery

1 ha

📷 Alexander P Kapp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.76352, -2.35558

Open directionsv
Google Maps↗Driving directionsApple Maps↗Driving directionsWaze↗Live driving navigationGoogle Transit↗Bus, rail or tramApple Transit↗Bus, rail or tram

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 272m away

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Herring Gull +46 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Herring Gull +46 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Speckled Wood +159 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Herb-Robert, Common Vetch +95 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 28 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Rossendale WayWalking route

A high-level route around Bacup, Rawtenstall, Haslingden and Whitworth in the Rossendale Valley, crossing the open moors and farmland of the South Pennines which roughly follows the Rossendale Borough boundary.

Named routeRegional walking route
Bronte WayWalking route71 km
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
Burnley WayWalking route
Named routeRef BuWRegional walking route
Great Harwood Nature WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Huncoat TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Whitewell Roadpublic footpath · 192 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 192 mPath type: residential
Thorneyholme Roadpublic footpath · 78 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 78 mPath type: residential
Thorneyholme Roadpublic footpath · 24 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 24 mPath type: service
🚴

Cycling

60 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Route 604Cycling route
Named routeRef 604National Cycle Network
Hyndburn GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Huncoat GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 685Cycling route
Named routeRef 685National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bridge over railway west of Accrington Cemetery

📷 Alexander P Kapp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bridge over railway west of Accrington Cemetery

1 / 22

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Milnshaw ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Milnshaw ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Gatty Memorial ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Gatty ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Oak Hill ParkUrban park2 km→🌱King George V Playing FieldsUrban park2.5 km→